Richard Beckinsale

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 24
Gender: Male
Born: July 6, 1947
Died: March 19, 1979
Place of birth: Carlton, Nottinghamshire, UK

Biography

Richard Beckinsale was an English actor, best known for his roles as Lennie Godber in the popular BBC sitcom Porridge and Alan Moore in the British ITV sitcom Rising Damp. He is the father of actresses Samantha Beckinsale and Kate Beckinsale. He died of a congenital heart defect at the age of just thirty one in 1979.